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Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal:
SmartNews, a news aggregation app that shows users articles on the same topic with labels on their political bent, raises $230M at a ~$2B valuation — Tokyo-based news-discovery company is valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round — SmartNews Inc. has raised $230 million …
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Axios, more at Techmeme »
The Guardian:
Police investigating the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee have arrested four men in the Derry area — Police Service of Northern Ireland says the men have been detained under the Terrorism Act — Detectives investigating the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee have arrested four men.
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BBC, UPI, Reuters, @poppymcp, RTÉ, Metro.co.uk, Daily Mail, The Irish Times, Sky News, @peteradamsmith, HoldtheFrontPage, @hagan_utv and @psnidcsdistrict
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Profile of veteran Black journalist Kevin Merida who became the executive editor of LA Times in June and says he wants to “redefine what a modern newspaper is” — The new executive editor of the L.A. Times rode a stellar career to helm California's paper of record.
Discussion:
@joepompeo, @mlcalderone and @hughhewitt
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Reddit is on track for more than $350M in ad revenue this year, at least double what it earned in 2020 — The “meme stock” rally that sent shares of companies like GameStop and AMC Entertainment soaring earlier this year was driven in large part by discussion on Reddit …
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@sizpatel and @jessicalessin
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
In a lawsuit, a GMA producer claims ABC News retaliated against her after she filed a complaint earlier this year alleging sexual assault by Michael Corn — The claim from a producer on ‘Good Morning America’ comes in an amended version of her lawsuit against the network and her former boss
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The Wrap, The Hill, @oliverdarcy and @anthony
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
In a memo, Fox Corp. says around 90% of its employees are vaccinated and it will soon introduce daily COVID-19 testing for those who are not vaccinated — Fox Corp. intends to test unvaccinated employees daily for coronavirus infections, the company disclosed in a memo.
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CNN, @ddiamond, @oliverdarcy, @brucedawson0xb, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Deadline, @jeffrichgels, @mattsheffield and Mediaite
Elias Leight / Rolling Stone:
Sleep Fruits Music, which plays 30-second clips of rain sounds, has ~10M Spotify streams/day, diminishing the money available for artists recording actual songs — Onlookers in the music industry are not pleased — On an average day on Spotify, megastars like Olivia Rodrigo and Drake routinely rack up the biggest stream counts.
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@amyxwang, @annemariebridy, musically.com, @imleor, @choi_clint, @jonbern and @cheriehu42
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
A slate of candidates for WGAE union leadership that supports more digital newsroom organizing won election Tuesday, after internal debate on the union's focus — After a campaign narrative centered on a perceived split over the role of digital journalists in the guild …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Thanks to remote hiring, Quartz says people of color make up 42% of employees, up from 31% last year, and Fortune has hired 22 new people, half outside NY — For all the headaches for publishers associated with the shift to remote work, its impact on hiring has been a bright spot.
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American Press Institute, What's New in Publishing, @anastasiakeeley, @zseward, @emmacarew and @djtweets
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A deep look at Salem Media, owner of Townhall, RedState, and 100+ radio stations, as well as employer and backer of California governor's candidate Larry Elder — Of all the candidates trying to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election wrapping up Tuesday, conservative talk show host Larry Elder has the best chance.
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Fox News, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @npr, The Daily Beast, @mattsheffield, @anelsona and @bradyqg
Erin Overbey / @erinoverbey:
[Thread] New Yorker's archive editor compiles contributor and editor diversity numbers for the magazine: people of color and women are very poorly represented — Let's talk about racism! Most white people at prestigious magazines don't ever want to talk about race or diversity at all. Why? It's primarily because they've been allowed to exist in a world where their mastheads resemble member registries at Southern country clubs circa 1950..
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New York Magazine, Nieman Lab, @asteadwesley, @therebeccasun, @nabihbulos, @sonari, @nathankalmoe, @nellsco, @frankrichny, @michele_norris, @gothamgirlblue, @joseiswriting, @kat__stafford, @gothamgirlblue, @solomonmissouri, @lalasoo, @craigspoplife, @yassmin_a, @ziibiing, @jnoisecat, @rabiasquared, @vauhinivara, @ajzeigler, @wesleylowery, @jillfilipovic, @nhannahjones, @anandwrites, @rgay, @anandwrites, @jeffjarvis and The Wrap
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
GB News is looking to hire more of Nigel Farage's former Brexit party colleagues; Farage's program leads channel ratings, with 80,000 viewers of his latest show — Channel appears to be moving further right with liberal voices squeezed out and Brexiters reported to be set to join
Discussion:
@jimwaterson, @direthoughts, @yorkshire_ktf, @uk_domain_names, The Week and Conquest of the Useless
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